Rajasthan is one of the most popular spots for the tourists, who come from across the world to view its heritage and especially to relish the mouth-watering food. Its food is primarily vegetarian and offers a variety of dishes, that are palatable to taste. There are many such dishes, which are very well-known for their specialities, but out of those, dal-baati-churma is perhaps the best known.

If you have visited Rajasthan and you didn’t taste the dal-baati-churma, then your trip is totally incomplete because it is the staple dish, which is liked by everyone. But, don’t worry, you can cook it at home, with a simple procedure and the ingredients, which are used already there in your kitchen pantry. Check it!!!!

Now, if you want to learn how dal-baati-churma is prepared, then we are here to assist you in making with all the ingredients list, which are used in it and also with the step-by-step procedure. So, keep in touch with us.

Here we are with a recipe for Dal-Baati-Churma:

Ingredients for making a Dal-Baati-Churma

For the 10 baatis

• 2 whole cup of wheat flour (gehun ka atta)
• 1 tsp carom seeds (ajwain)
• ¼ baking soda
• 1 cup pure ghee

For the dal

• ¼ cup dhuli moong dal
• 1 cup dhuli urad dal
• ¼ cup chana dal
• 1 tsp red chili powder
• A few small pieces of ginger
• ½ tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• Very few amount of asafoetida
• 2 dry red chillies
• 3 cloves
• 2 green cardomoms
• 1 inch stick of cinnamon
• 2 bay leaves
• 5-6 curry leaves
• 2 medium size tomatoes
• 3 chopped green chillies
• Salt according to your taste
• 4 tbsp oil
• ¼ cup fresh corriander leaves
• 1 medium size lemon

For the churma

• 2 cups of wheat flour
• ½ cup pure ghee
• 4 tbsp suji
• ¾ cup powdered sugar
• ¼ tbsp green cardamom powder
• 10 chopped cashewnuts
• 10 chopped almonds
• 10 raisins
• Milk as required

Procedure

How to make dal?

• Immerse Urad dal, Moong dal, and Chana dal in 3 cups of water for about an hour.

• Boil the dal with turmeric powder and salt and after that mash them properly with the round ladle.

• Heat oil in a wok (kadhai) and add cumin seeds, asafoetida, dry red chilies, bay leaves, cloves, cinnamon, cardamoms, curry leaves, ginger, green chilies, tomatoes and red chili powder. Fry them quickly.

• Now, add this cooked dal to this mixture and blend properly.

• Squeeze a lemon and chopped coriander leaves over it.

How to make Baati?

• For preparing Baatis, take a wheat flour in a dough kneading plate. Add salt, baking powder and half a cup of pure ghee.

• Mix well all these ingredients into the flour and add a sufficient amount of water to knead into a solid dough.

• Preheat oven to 180°C and form a round shape balls of the medium size of the solid dough .

• Grease the baking tray with oil and place Baati over it.

• Place the tray in preheated oven and bake them all. It may take 15-20 min.

• When done, dip the Baati into a bowl of pure ghee.

How to make churma?

• Mix wheat flour and suji in a dough kneading plate (paraat) and add ½ cup of ghee into it and mix well.

• Add milk as required and kneed into a solid dough and shape it with small size balls.

• In a wok (kadhai), heat ghee and deep fry the balls.

• Drain and place on a paper and cool it.

• Now, grind the balls into a fine mixture.

• Sprinkle powdered sugar, cardamom powder, cashew nuts, almonds and raisins over the mixture and blend it well.

• Serve it with ghee.